News and Press Releases

The Duterte Administration in the Philippines has named several journalists and media organisations as part of an alleged plot to overthrow his...

As India goes to the polls, attacks on journalists in the state of West Bengal were reported on Monday, May 6. The International Federation of...

[UPDATED ON MAY 8] The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Burundian Union of Journalists (UBJ) have condemned the...

Elena Milashina was in Brussels on Friday, 3rd May, to receive the honoris causa doctor title awarded by Brussels University to mark World Press...

Investigative journalist Vadym Komarov is in a coma after being assaulted by an unidentified person on 4th May. The International Federation of...

Uganda’s media regulatory authority, the Communications Commission (UCC), has ordered the suspension of over 30 broadcast managers on 1st May. The...

Today, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) and its affiliates launch the 17th edition...

Poor wages and working conditions are the two dominant threats to journalists in the region, a 2018 survey by the International Federation of...

To mark World Press Freedom Day on 3rd May, journalists from across the world are joining forces to launch tips for safe and fair coverage of...

A senior Pakistani journalist was killed by bikers who opened fire on him in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, situated in the...

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has demanded the immediate release of a group of journalists abducted by Ansar Allah (Houthis) in...

[Updated on April 23rd] Journalist Lyra McKee was shot dead while she was covering the riots at the Creggan housing estate in the city of Londonderry...

Two journalist killers have been sentenced to death for the murder of Afghan journalist Abdul Manan Arghand. The International Federation of...

Despite recent indications they may still be alive, more than six years after they were first seized, British and American journalists John Cantlie...

An Italian reporter for the daily newspaper Il Giornale di Vicenza, Valentino Gonzato was attacked in the northern city of Vicenza. The assault...

The former leader of Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JI), an Islamist political party in Pakistan, issued a fatwa on April 8, promoting the killing of journalists...